mahá mfn. great, mighty, strong, abundant, [RV.]
mahá m. (cf. makha, magha) a feast, festival, [MBh.]
the festival of spring, [Śiś.]; [Hariv.]; [Var.]
a partic. Ekāha, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
a sacrifice, [L.]
a buffalo, [L.]
light, lustre, brilliance, [L.]
mahá n. pl. great deeds, [RV.]
in comp. for mahā before ṛ and before r for ṛ.